Public Charity

BRENAU UNIVERSITY INC

Based in GAINESVILLE, GA, BRENAU UNIVERSITY INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $106.7M in revenue, $73.3M in expenses, $178.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 47 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.7M.

EIN: 580566143 GAINESVILLE, GA Universities NTEE: B43 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$106.7M
Total Expenses$73.3M
Total Assets$178.3M
Grant Records47
Funding Total$4.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BRENAU UNIVERSITY CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO LIVE EXTRAORDINARY LIVES OF PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FULFILLMENT. AS STUDENTS PURSUE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES OR NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS AT BRENAU CAMPUSES AND ONLINE, EACH PREPARES FOR A LIFETIME OF INTELLECTUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AND APPRECIATION OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THROUGH A CURRICULUM ENRICHED BY THE LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS.

Where $100 goes at Brenau University Inc

How Brenau University Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$30
The graduate school offers studies leading to masters, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees as well as graduate certificates and is open to men and women
34% of program spending
$30
The undergraduate nonresidential school offers studies leading to associate and baccalaureate degrees and is open to men and women
34% of program spending
$29
Brenau University is a private, comprehensive university that includes the undergraduate residential school, the undergraduate nonresidential school, the graduate school, and the early college program.Each component of the…
32% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Amelia Collins
TRUSTEE Anna A Jacobs
TRUSTEE Carole Ann Carter Daniel
PRESIDENT Dr David Barnett
DEAN, COLLEGE OF HEALTH SC Dr Gale H Starich
VICE CHAIR Emilie Henderson Howard

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$3,888,652 25 grants
General Support
$412,746 10 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$289,638 7 grants
Health & Medicine
$7,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$112,007 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $106.7M $73.3M $178.3M
2024 $69.3M $71.3M $164.4M
2023 $73.4M $71.0M $160.0M
2022 $72.3M $72.0M $144.4M
2021 $72.7M $68.8M $156.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $72.7M to $106.7M (+47%), with total assets most recently reported at $178.3M.

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